A pitcher who made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs before becoming the Oakland A's closer has passed away.

It’s an older face on Ernie, and the Cubs began wearing this style of road uniform, in Banks’ later years, in 1969. Given that 1969 was Ernie’s last full season of 150 or more games ...

The only such patch worn by the Cubs during Banks’ career was the MLB 100th anniversary patch, worn in 1969. It looked like this: So, now we’re looking for an early-season 1969 game vs.